At The Opera, R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten, 6/1/2013

Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow) is an opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, the poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was written between 1911 and 1918. It premiered in Vienna on October 10, 1919 . This live 1977 recording stars James King, Birgit Nilsson and Leonie Rysanek. Karl Bohm conducts.